Jane P. Webster, a graduate student researcher at Western Governors University, wishes to conduct a study revolving around training staff members at C.S. Lewis Academy in different parent and family involvement strategies. Approval of the administration at C.S. Lewis Academy has been obtained prior to this announcement. By signing this consent form, you agree to participate in this study. The data collected will be used only for the purpose of Jane Webster’s capstone project at Western Governors University.…
As a Family Advocate, I work with families and children from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds. It is important to focus on building relationships of mutual trust, confidence, and respect for diverse families. After completing the observations, the anti-bias curriculum is a must to reflect the culture and background of the families and children in the program. Many families I work with are low income. My goal is to create an environment where children and families from different backgrounds can feel comfortable and belonging.…
5). Additionally, creating relationships and working together with families works towards increasing children’s wellbeing and achievement in learning (Connor 2014, p. 5). This is a relationship that can be established through the practice of active listening. “The process of active listening involves listening, attending, interpreting, and assessing” (Macmillan 2009, p. 153). Through the use of active listening, educators will be able to attain children’s and families trust as well as providing a base for observation and therefore, establishing strategies for engaging with children and teaching opportunities.…
Essay Question #5: Describe specific methods you would use to promote partnerships with families. What ideas would you share at the beginning of their child's enrollment? What ideas would you share at the beginning of summer vacation/break? A specific method I would use to promote partnerships with families would be to welcome every student’s parents as a partner.…
I will support their positive relationship with each others When children will do the group work they will share the materials I will talk with children, individually and in groups, about what kinds of behaviour and comments make people feel good and what hurts. I will encourage them to try to see things from the other’s perspective when there is a conflict.…
If you were to ask new parents today what they want for their children, the most common answer would probably be along the lines of “I want them to be happy and successful”. It is common knowledge that we as parents and caretakers have a big role in how well our children succeed in life. We are the primary agent of socialization that helps our children develop their attitude, values, and social behaviors. Annette Lareau, a sociologist who studies family lives, developed a longitudinal study that focused on children and their families for over a ten year period. She used the participant observational method to conduct her studies.…
I make sure the family of the children in my care know they can come in whenever they would like, and help in snack time, circle time or learning centers. I involve the parents in their child’s day by informing them of routines that we have, toilet time habits, and the good things that their child did during the day. I also like to have the parents/caregivers at school on any special holiday of the year to join the celebration, and to join us on their child’s birthday if they would like to. To involve the community, I have special guest speakers, and entertainers to come in during community helper’s week, summer fun week and culture week to speak to, and have fun with the children. I also have the children draw cards and make pictures for those in the community that are needing love, and…
o Listen to and take family and community concerns seriously, collaborating with families to generate reasonable solutions. o Provide families with opportunities to develop participation skills. o Recognize, understand, and include all members of diverse family structures in school events and communications. • Objective 3: Create a philosophy of partnership between home and school where power and responsibility are shared.…
In so doing, children will be able to form goals to achieve. This includes encouraging achievement (academic, athletic, social, etc.), special talents and skills. Parents can establish their children's foundation in the home environment and then it can be reinforced in the school system (OASIS School for Interdisciplinary Studies, 2016, p.61). The skills thought in the home environment will be normalized as interaction occurs in the school environment.…
Adult child interaction during the early childhood years is very important. Adult child interactions show’s parents and children as a partnership, versus the parent has control over the child. However, parent and child partnerships help build the child’s critical thinking skills, vocabulary language modeling, and encouraging the child to problem solve; when the child encounter problems within the activity or personal self-helps skills. However, I do believe as an educator, parents are their child’s first teacher. Parents are the guide to their child’s success.…
I will establish and productive relationships with families by supporting each family such as culturally diverse, blended, traditional, single parents, gay, lesbian and kids who are being raised by grandparents. Parents, guardians and children will be accepted and treated as the same. I will provide a judgment free, loving and supportive environment. I will set up dates and times that will be available for the parents and guardians to come in for conference or volunteer. For example, a single parent might not be able to volunteer but can schedule for a conference during the early morning.…
1. The ability to recognize risk factors will promote getting help for the parents and child sooner. (Ralph & Taylor, 2014, p. 113) 2a A growing body of research suggests that meaningful engagement of families in their children’s early learning supports school readiness and later academic success. (Halgunseth & Peterson, 2009) 2b To stimulate cognitive development.…
How have you worked with parents? Throughout my experience, I have dealt with many parents from different social and ethnic backgrounds. Although, some parents might seem disconnected at first, I have discovered that communication is a key element to involve them on their child’s education. I constantly communicate with parents about their child’s progress whether it is through a phone call, an email, or a personal…
The article provides important information in how we can communicate with parents using technology. As a parent It is important to always have a good communication with our children teachers or school. In this article we going to learn how to engage it, it provides us tips for Involving Families through Internet-Based Communication. Starting with the research, the research is clear that a family 's involvement in their child 's early education improves outcomes in areas such as the child 's language, self-help, social, and motor skills. Followed by, how a variety of Internet-based communication methods exist to help increase the frequency and outreach of communication between families and early childhood programs.…
In this chapter, belonging is discussed, and how children grow into their own personality by learning who they are through self-identification, culture, and family. “A child’s family is the first and most important place where a feeling of identity and belonging start” (Blimes 58). Children begin to culturally identify who they are through their family, “by the age five a child’s cultural self is already established” (Blimes 58). When attending school, a new introduction to a different environment (classroom setting) can be very difficult, “with the right support, most children begin to regard the classroom as sort of a home away from home… (Blimes 58).…